Dual Panel1Now a certain<259> woman<802> of the wives<802> of the sons<1121> of the prophets<5030> cried<6817> out to Elisha<477>, "Your servant<5650> my husband<376> is dead<4191>, and you know<3045> that your servant<5650> feared<3372> the LORD<3068>; and the creditor<5383> has come<935> to take<3947> my two<8147> children<3206> to be his slaves<5650>."
2Elisha<477> said<559> to her, "What<4100> shall I do<6213> for you? Tell<5046> me, what<4100> do you have<3426> in the house<1004>?" And she said<559>, "Your maidservant<8198> has<369> nothing<369><3605> in the house<1004> except<3588><518> a jar<610> of oil<8081>."
3Then he said<559>, "Go<1980>, borrow<7592> vessels<3627> at large<2351> for yourself from all<3605> your neighbors<7934>, even empty<7386> vessels<3627>; do not get<4591> a few<4591>.
4"And you shall go<935> in and shut<5462> the door<1817> behind<1157> you and your sons<1121>, and pour<3332> out into all<3605> these<428> vessels<3627>, and you shall set<5265> aside<5265> what<4392> is full<4392>."
5So she went<1980> from him and shut<5462> the door<1817> behind<1157> her and her sons<1121>; they were bringing<5066> the vessels to her and she poured<3332>.
6When the vessels<3627> were full<4390>, she said<559> to her son<1121>, "Bring<5066> me another<5750> vessel<3627>." And he said<559> to her, "There<369> is not one<369> vessel<3627> more<5750>." And the oil<8081> stopped<5975>.
7Then she came<935> and told<5046> the man<376> of God<430>. And he said<559>, "Go<1980>, sell<4376> the oil<8081> and pay<7999> your debt<5386>, and you and your sons<1121> can live<2421> on the rest<3498>."
8Now there came<1961> a day<3117> when Elisha<477> passed<5674> over<5674> to Shunem<7766>, where<8033> there was a prominent<1419> woman<802>, and she persuaded<2388> him to eat<398> food<3899>. And so it was, as often<1767> as he passed<5674> by, he turned<5493> in there<8033> to eat<398> food<3899>.
9She said<559> to her husband<376>, "Behold<2009> now<4994>, I perceive<3045> that this<1931> is a holy<6918> man<376> of God<430> passing<5674> by us continually<8548>.
10"Please<4994>, let us make<6213> a little<6996> walled<7023> upper<5944> chamber<5944> and let us set<7760> a bed<4296> for him there<8033>, and a table<7979> and a chair<3678> and a lampstand<4501>; and it shall be, when he comes<935> to us, that he can turn<5493> in there<8033>."
11One day<3117> he came<935> there<8033> and turned<5493> in to the upper<5944> chamber<5944> and rested<7901><8033>.
12Then he said<559> to Gehazi<1522> his servant<5288>, "Call<7121> this<2088> Shunammite<7767>." And when he had called<7121> her, she stood<5975> before<6440> him.
13He said<559> to him, "Say<559> now<4994> to her, 'Behold<2009>, you have been<2729> careful<2729> for us with all<3605> this<2088> care<2731>; what<4100> can I do<6213> for you? Would<3426> you be spoken<1696> for to the king<4428> or<176> to the captain<8269> of the army<6635>?'" And she answered<559>, "I live<3427> among<8432> my own people<5971>."
14So he said<559>, "What<4100> then is to be done<6213> for her?" And Gehazi<1522> answered<559>, "Truly<61> she has<369> no<369> son<1121> and her husband<376> is old<2204>."
15He said<559>, "Call<7121> her." When he had called<7121> her, she stood<5975> in the doorway<6607>.
16Then he said<559>, "At this<2088> season<4150> next<2416> year<6256> you will embrace<2263> a son<1121>." And she said<559>, "No<408>, my lord<113>, O man<376> of God<430>, do not lie<3576> to your maidservant<8198>."
17The woman<802> conceived<2029> and bore<3205> a son<1121> at that season<4150> the next<2416> year<6256>, as Elisha<477> had said<1696> to her.
18When the child<3206> was grown<1431>, the day<3117> came<1961> that he went<3318> out to his father<1> to the reapers<7114>.
19He said<559> to his father<1>, "My head<7218>, my head<7218>." And he said<559> to his servant<5288>, "Carry<5375> him to his mother<517>."
20When he had taken<5375> him and brought<935> him to his mother<517>, he sat<3427> on her lap<1290> until<5704> noon<6672>, and then died<4191>.
21She went<5927> up and laid<7901> him on the bed<4296> of the man<376> of God<430>, and shut<5462> the door behind<1157> him and went<3318> out.
22Then she called<7121> to her husband<376> and said<559>, "Please<4994> send<7971> me one<259> of the servants<5288> and one<259> of the donkeys<860>, that I may run<7323> to the man<376> of God<430> and return<7725>."
23He said<559>, "Why<4069> will you go<1980> to him today<3117>? It is neither<3808> new<2320> moon<2320> nor<3808> sabbath<7676>." And she said<559>, "It will be well<7965>."
24Then she saddled<2280> a donkey<860> and said<559> to her servant<5288>, "Drive<5090> and go<1980> forward; do not slow<6113> down<6113> the pace<7392> for me unless<3588><518> I tell<559> you."
25So she went<1980> and came<935> to the man<376> of God<430> to Mount<2022> Carmel<3760>. When the man<376> of God<430> saw<7200> her at a distance<4480><5048>, he said<559> to Gehazi<1522> his servant<5288>, "Behold<2009>, there<1975> is the Shunammite<7767>.
26"Please<4994> run<7323> now<6258> to meet<7122> her and say<559> to her, 'Is it well<7965> with you? Is it well<7965> with your husband<376>? Is it well<7965> with the child<3206>?'" And she answered<559>, "It is well<7965>."
27When she came<935> to the man<376> of God<430> to the hill<2022>, she caught<2388> hold<2388> of his feet<7272>. And Gehazi<1522> came<5066> near<5066> to push<1920> her away<1920>; but the man<376> of God<430> said<559>, "Let<7503> her alone<7503>, for her soul<5315> is troubled<4843> within her; and the LORD<3068> has hidden<5956> it from me and has not told<5046> me."
28Then she said<559>, "Did I ask<7592> for a son<1121> from my lord<113>? Did I not say<559>, 'Do not deceive<7951> me'?"
29Then he said<559> to Gehazi<1522>, "Gird<2296> up your loins<4975> and take<3947> my staff<4938> in your hand<3027>, and go<1980> your way; if<3588> you meet<4672> any<376> man<376>, do not salute<1288> him, and if<3588> anyone<376> salutes<1288> you, do not answer<6030> him; and lay<7760> my staff<4938> on the lad's<5288> face<6440>."
30The mother<517> of the lad<5288> said<559>, "As the LORD<3068> lives<2416> and as you yourself<5315> live<2416>, I will not leave<5800> you." And he arose<6965> and followed<1980><310> her.
31Then Gehazi<1522> passed<5674> on before<6440> them and laid<7760> the staff<4938> on the lad's<5288> face<6440>, but there<369> was no<369> sound<6963> or<369> response<7182>. So he returned<7725> to meet<7122> him and told<5046> him, "The lad<5288> has not awakened<7019>."
32When Elisha<477> came<935> into the house<1004>, behold<2009> the lad<5288> was dead<4191> and laid<7901> on his bed<4296>.
33So he entered<935> and shut<5462> the door<1817> behind<1157> them both<8147> and prayed<6419> to the LORD<3068>.
34And he went<5927> up and lay<7901> on the child<3206>, and put<7760> his mouth<6310> on his mouth<6310> and his eyes<5869> on his eyes<5869> and his hands<3709> on his hands<3709>, and he stretched<1457> himself on him; and the flesh<1320> of the child<3206> became<2552> warm<2552>.
35Then he returned<7725> and walked<1980> in the house<1004> once<259> back<2008> and forth<2008>, and went<5927> up and stretched<1457> himself on him; and the lad<5288> sneezed<2237> seven<7651> times<6471> and the lad<5288> opened<6491> his eyes<5869>.
36He called<7121> Gehazi<1522> and said<559>, "Call<7121> this<2088> Shunammite<7767>." So he called<7121> her. And when she came<935> in to him, he said<559>, "Take<5375> up your son<1121>."
37Then she went<935> in and fell<5307> at his feet<7272> and bowed<7812> herself to the ground<776>, and she took<5375> up her son<1121> and went<3318> out.
38When Elisha<477> returned<7725> to Gilgal<1537>, there was a famine<7458> in the land<776>. As the sons<1121> of the prophets<5030> were sitting<3427> before<6440> him, he said<559> to his servant<5288>, "Put<8239> on the large<1419> pot<5518> and boil<1310> stew<5138> for the sons<1121> of the prophets<5030>."
39Then one<259> went<3318> out into the field<7704> to gather<3950> herbs<219>, and found<4672> a wild<7704> vine<1612> and gathered<3950> from it his lap<899> full<4393> of wild<7704> gourds<6498>, and came<935> and sliced<6398> them into the pot<5518> of stew<5138>, for they did not know<3045> what they were.
40So they poured<3332> it out for the men<376> to eat<398>. And as they were eating<398> of the stew<5138>, they cried<6817> out and said<559>, "O man<376> of God<430>, there is death<4194> in the pot<5518>." And they were unable<3808><3201> to eat<398>.
41But he said<559>, "Now bring<3947> meal<7058>." He threw<7993> it into the pot<5518> and said<559>, "Pour<3332> it out for the people<5971> that they may eat<398>." Then there was no<3808> harm<1697><7451> in the pot<5518>.
42Now a man<376> came<935> from Baal-shalishah<1190>, and brought<935> the man<376> of God<430> bread<3899> of the first<1061> fruits<1061>, twenty<6242> loaves<3899> of barley<8184> and fresh<3759> ears<3759> of grain<3759> in his sack<6861>. And he said<559>, "Give<5414> them to the people<5971> that they may eat<398>."
43His attendant<8334> said<559>, "What<4100>, will I set<5414> this<2088> before<6440> a hundred<3967> men<376>?" But he said<559>, "Give<5414> them to the people<5971> that they may eat<398>, for thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, 'They shall eat<398> and have some left<3498> over<3498>.'"
44So he set<5414> it before<6440> them, and they ate<398> and had some left<3498> over<3498>, according to the word<1697> of the LORD<3068>.